God
\nWith Us: Rediscovering the Meaning of Christmas<\/a>) tells me, “Epiphany<\/i> comes from the Greek word epiphaneia<\/i>, which is translated both as ‘coming’
\nand as ‘manifestation’ or ‘appearing.’ While Christmas celebrates Christ’s
\ncoming in the Incarnation event, Epiphany celebrates manifestation<\/i>–the ways in which the Incarnation is revealed to us.”\n<\/p>\nWhat’s fascinating to me about these twelve days of
\nChristmas, however, is the diversity of their content. They include
\ncelebrations of Mary as Jesus’ mother and reminders of Jesus’ baptism and
\npublic ministry. But they also include Herod’s murder of the innocents and the
\nHoly Family’s flight to Egypt. The manifestation of God, the Word made flesh,
\ninvolves joy, but it also provokes terror. It is good, and it provokes evil. <\/p>\n
What does the coming of Jesus mean for my life? What difference
\ndoes this epiphany, this manifestation of God among us, God with us, make? <\/p>\n
Tomorrow, we will begin the process of packing up the
\nChristmas napkins, clearing the refrigerator of the kids’ holiday art projects,
\nremoving the stockings from the mantel, tucking away the Christmas books. But I
\nhope that the spirit of Epiphany will stay with us . I hope we will carry into the
\nnew year this truth that God is made manifest through Jesus, that God is with
\nus–in times of wonder and moments of fear, in private and public, in the places
\nwe least expect it, from a manger to a cross. <\/p>\n
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